Vegas Officer Slashed in Head with Knife at Domestic, Suspect Killed

Sandra Lopez-Ochoa wielded a kitchen knife with an overhand motion to wound the officer as he began to pull her by the wrist from a seat on a couch in an East Las Vegas apartment, according to the video.

August 29, 2023

Still image from police video shows the suspect wielding a knife against an officer. She was shot and killed by another officer.Las Vegas Metro PD

A 25-year-old woman who was killed by Las Vegas police investigating a domestic battery complaint early Friday morning slashed one officer in the head before she was shot by another officer, according to body-worn camera video aired for reporters on Monday.

Sandra Lopez-Ochoa wielded a kitchen knife with an overhand motion to wound the officer as he began to pull her by the wrist from a seat on a couch in an East Las Vegas apartment, according to the video and a description by Assistant Clark County Sheriff Sasha Larkin. Lopez Ochoa was 5'10" and 450 pounds according to Larkin.

Officer Rudy Sacba fired five shots from his 9mm handgun, killing Lopez-Ochoa, Fox 5 and the Associated Press report.

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